The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-06
FALLACIoUs HOPE.
No Remedy Yet Found for Suffering
COnsumnffveq.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 3l.-This
weeks Medical Ne1Os, to be issued to-
morrow, will state that recent articles,
extensively published throughout the
country, announcing the cure at Phila-
delphia Hospital Of a number of patients
suffering with consumption, through
treatment by Infections of carbonic acid
gas and sulPhuretted hydrogen, greatly
exaggerated the success of the treatment.
The treatment, it says, was first introduce
ed by Burgeon. of Lyons. In an editor
ial article on the subject, the Ne'0s says:
"Very many of the statements which
have been spread over the country are
absolutely false. So far as we know,
there have been no cases cured-certainly
not at Philadelphia Hospital-and even
those of Burgeon's patients who were
most benefited continued to have slight
expectoration containing baccilli. The
results at Philadelphia Hospital, in a
limited number of serious colds which
have been under treatment, have been
the reduction of fever and sweats, the
lessening of expectoration AMI an in
crease Of weight. These are gains to be
thankful for, and encourage US to hope
that We may have remedial measure OF
some value, but further than this nothing
can be said. Phthisis, as we usually
meet it, is not an acute disease, and an
experience of seven weeks is far too
short time in which TO from Judgment
of the permanent beneficial effects of the
treatment. It will take year or two at
least to thoroughly test its value, and
meanwhile it is sad to think that so many
poor victims of this dlreful disease will
suffer also the delirium of false hope,
aroused by premature and unreliable
statements which, unfortunately, have
been given wide currency"
The total loss of the sealing steamer
Eagle is reported at St. Johns. N. B.
The report is confirmed by the discovery
of wreckage consisting of deck ladders,
forecastle deck, ect.. bearing the steam
ers name. Lives lost placed at two hun
dred and fifty.
A new two-story dwelling owned by
Capt. r. S. Desportes, and occupied by
DR.. F. D. Kendall, Sumter, street (this
city, was burned March 81, between l
and q. m. Also small brick dwelling
just north of DR.. Kendall's. =.
4 large warehouse in Spartanburg was
destroyed by fire on the night of March
30. Guano and machinery were stored
there-the first, valued at 5000, half lost; /;
the second, valued at S1,750, total loss.
The issue of standard silver dollars
from the mints during the week ending
March II was S447, 1852. The shipments
of fractional silver coin since March l.,
amounts to $l33,S3S.
Major Charles H. Blackburn, a we'll
known criminal lawyer of Cinchman,
noted for his eloquence and power over
jurymen, has become as an evangelist.
Pernicious egotlsm is another mans
desire to tell you about himself. when
you wish the floor tell him about your
self.-Sdn Francisco Alta.
He who shall introduce into public
affairs the principles Of primitive Chris
tianity will revolutionize the world
Benjamin, Franklin.
In Spartanburg March 81, the dwelling
of Col. H. H. Thompson was burned.
1t was used as boarding house by Mrs.
George Bonner.